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"Bark it out" method with dog (5y) with separation anxiety

Hey everyone,

I have had my dog for two years and he has had separation anxiety since the first day. He takes prozac but we haven't tried trazadone yet because I'm worried about Serotonin syndrome. I am moving to another country with him in one month and the max time he can stay home alone is 20-40m before howling begins. When I leave him alone for hours he howls half the time and sleeps for half the time. I have tried training for two years, one year very consistently (no absences more than he can handle etc) but progress has been very slow. What would happen if I left him alone for three or four hours every day for a month? Do you think it is possible he will eventually get used to it and stop howling?

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u/Aysemer — 1 day ago